Test and improve your knowledge of the fundamentals of buying and selling with these Commerce past questions and answers.
Goods and services are made available to consumers through
The advertising agency
Sales promotion
The channel of distribution
The middle men
Correct answer is C
Channel of distribution is a chain of businesses or intermediaries through which a good or service passes until it reaches the end consumer. It can include wholesalers, retailers, distributors, and even the internet
A distribution channel is the path through which products pass to get from the producer to the consumer
The satisfaction of consumer is best explained by
Product mix
Marketing concept
marketing mix
market segmentation
Correct answer is B
The marketing concept is the philosophy that firms should analyze the needs of their customers and then make decisions to satisfy those needs, better than the competition.
The marketing concept is the strategy that firms implement to satisfy customer’s needs, increase sales, maximize profit and beat the competition.
Balance of payment consist of ----------- and ---------- items
Credit and loss
visible and non-visible
valid and invalid
income and expenditure
Correct answer is B
The balance of payments is a summary of all monetary transactions between a country and rest of the world. These transactions are made by individuals, firms and government bodies. Thus the balance of payments includes all external visible and non-visible transactions of a country.
The elements in marketing mix that ensures goods are available when and where needed is
Promotion
price
product
place
Correct answer is D
PLACE In the marketing mix, the process of moving products from the producer to the intended user is called place. In other words, it is how your product is bought and where it is bought. This movement could be through a combination of intermediaries such as distributors, wholesalers and retailers.
Why will a cheque be dishonored?
Regular signature
high amount of money written on the cheque
insufficient funds
general crossing
Correct answer is C
What is a Dishonored Cheque? A cheque is said to be honored, if the banks give the amount to the payee. While, if the bank refuses to pay the amount to the payee, the cheque is said to be dishonored. In other words, dishonor of cheque is a condition in which bank refuses to pay the amount of cheque to the payee. The cheque should have been returned or dishonored because of insufficient funds in the drawer's account
insufficient funds in the account is a major reason for dishonoring a cheque